The Billionaire Next Door

[Wigmeister General]

http://finance.yahoo.com/retirement/...etire-planning

least once in your life - maybe even once a week or once a day for that matter - you have fantasized about coming into a lot of money. What would you do if you were worth millions or even billions? Believe it or not there are millionaires and billionaires among us who masquerade as relatively normal, run-of-the-mill people. Take a peek at some of the most frugal wealthy people in the world.

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[FormLetter]

I would not be at my house right now.

[SirVLCIV]

I've seen Steve Forbes and his wife at the local supermarket before. They do live it up (they drive a Bentley), but they obviously don't send servants to do their shopping for them.

[Wigmeister General]

Originally Posted by SirVLCIV

I've seen Steve Forbes and his wife at the local supermarket before. They do live it up (they drive a Bentley), but they obviously don't send servants to do their shopping for them.

Unless the servants can't drive the Bentley

[ElDucky]

People who amass wealth often do so by spending very little and investing. It's hard to break that habbit. People who want to spend money on luxuries will not usually get rich, since they spent the money. Obvisouly there are rich folks who blow money like it's going out of style as well. Hmmm, maybe it is going out of style and they know something we don't...

I wonder when we get to see the first trillionaire, without counting massive devaluation, just gradual devaluation. It will be someone owning a nanotech company. I should be in that business!

[Sophia Petrillo]

I would quit my job. Anything else, who cares. Things aren't all that important to me. Working blows though.

[Sophia Petrillo]

Originally Posted by Sophia Petrillo

I would quit my job. Anything else, who cares. Things aren't all that important to me. Working blows though.

hmmmm, also i think i'll go and live at a spa.

[Loner]

Warren Buffett? Srsly? What about that mistress he keeps up in another state? It's a little ridiculous to talk about him as living like ordinary people when he does stuff like that.

[ElDucky]

His wife brought the mistress over to 'take care' of Warren when she went to California 30 years ago. So, it doesn't even seem to be cheating, given that everyone knew what was going on and didn't mind. It was his wife's idea even.

Plus the TV lady told me 80% of marriages have had some infidelity. I don't believe that, but if so, that would be pretty ordinary.